The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-25

hearing an indistinct sound in the
room, | would look up, thinking she
had spoken. Miss Ianettc Gosman
but how shall speak of her?
The adjective beautiful expresses
much, yet how commonplace and
incomplete Did you ever notice
that some girls carry sunshine in
their voices? 1t is II fact, that
whether or not you have noticed it.
! know that Lanette's voice was full
of sunshine, for everything was
brighter when she spoke. Her
beauty, when she entered the room
bounded upon my vision like glad
surprise.
"Oh, Yes, you must remain
while with us" she remarked the
next evening after my arrival, when
Bob had renewed his invitation.
ut is very lonesome here at times.
When fathcris not ut work he walks
around with his hands behind him.
There's nothing that makes me more
lonesome than to see man walking
around that way. 1t always seems
to me that he is in trouble and
mother, she is so quiet and easy-
well, mother reminds me of IL piece
of china, Bob, I'll declare she does, :"
turning to her brother and growing
brighter in the light of her new
found comparison. mo one would
ever know that she is on the place,
hardly" turning to me.
1--WE can't say as much for you"
replied Bob. Everybody in the
neighborhood knows when your are
home"
"Am l such romp, Mr.. Hab-
lett?"
"No," replied. Il never saw
any one more lady-like."
"There now Mr.. Smarty," shaking
her head at Bob.
"Oh," he says that because he
can't get around it," said Bob.
"No, you don't, do you?" appeal
ing to me with an air so bewitchine
that l actually felt like getting W
and dancing the Essence of OLD
. Virginia"
81 mean it, Miss Lanette. Yor
, are lady-like."
. "There now again, Mr.. Smar
Jackety. But Mr.. Hablett, you
haven't told me yet"
Haven't told you ?"
"No haven't told me that you car
remain with us awhile"
"Well, ! am on Il vacation and
much prefer this to amy other place
- in the world, came in one o
saying-"prefer it to any other place
,, | have found.
! "Thank you," she said
As | sat there, contemplating hel
, enhancing beauty, | wondered i
she could really be II llirt Ther
this crushing thought fell upoI
rather than arose within me. so
, course she is. A girl so frank, SC
! easily delighted, could he carried of
by any clod-hopper." | had never
heard il intimated that | was hand
some, and my feet, with Il pronoun.
ced affinity for No. 6's, now seemed
to be encased in twelves. Oh, yes, !
loved her-lovcd her until was
, actually sick. After supper, went
out alone and told myself that | was
u fool. heard Lanette singing, and
; addressing myself, l said ;
"Hablett, you are the biggest foo
: l ever saw. Why don't you pick
a few grains of sense as you go along
Don't you know the girl is laughing
at YOU ?"
. returned to the house, and 60
ing to my trunk which had just
been brought from my boarding
house i took out Blackstone and
decided to rub up my knowledge o
common law, but incorporal heredi
taments, iree-holds and the like
were powerless to divert my mine
= from the enguliing channel int
which it was determined to founder
} | put down the book, and as | sa
musing, or rather agonizing, | hearc
Il woman in the hallway ask:
Miss Lanette, whar Wild Bol
ketch up wild dat cuis lookin' whit
1 man.
CHAPTER w.
Three weeks had elapsed and We
7 / remained guest mt the Gosmal
q farmhouse. Bob and | spent mucl
r of our time fishing, but | didn'
want to fish. Fish, the mischief
Talk about fishing % Il man who i
almost on the verge of dropping OIL
the ground and kicking in the agon
e les of fatal lovel The girls attention
$ had lot abated, but, hang it, coul,
e not see that they had increased.